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Number 351, Increase Humidity Levels in Home. Winter’s air is typically less humid than in the summer. Those with forced air central heaters see the air inside the home become even more dry.
Remember to increase the humidity levels in your home during the winter months. This … [Read more...]

In the last article within this floor tiling home renovation project series, we showed and discussed the need to paint the baseboard trim after the floor tile was installed.
Today, we look at a technique I had not previously come across. Apologies in advance as most of the pictures in this article are just a little blurry. OK, OK, a lot blurry. Sorry.
Now to me, this part of our newly installed porcelain tiled front hallway floor looks finished. It has the grout nicely applied between the … [Read more...]

Yesterday in Part 2, we wrote about our attempts to increase the humidity level in our home this winter as one of the many home maintenance tips we are using in our home.
There was one more possibility I wanted to try.
Two years ago I asked for help on this issue.
One vendor suggested I spend about $2,000 on a steam humidity unit.
Geeze, like I have two thousand dollars lying around.
Other suggestions received from folks on various Internet forums were to adjust the wiring so … [Read more...]

Yesterday, we wrote about insufficient humidity levels in our home and winter had just begun.
The first thing we checked was to see if the water was flowing into and out of the flow through humidifier. It was not. I found the on / off valve and turned the water on. I still have no idea who or how that valve had been turned off.
Next, I then checked that the damper from the flow through humidifier into the furnace was set at the winter setting so humidified air would actually go into the … [Read more...]

Editor's Note: To view the 500+ different energy and water conservation tips for the home we have collected, simply access our free home Energy Saving and Water Saving Guide, 2nd Edition
We continue with our review of the many energy conservation tips we have received for households to reduce the consumption of natural gas, home heating oil, electricity and other energy sources consumed in the generation of heat for homes in the winter.
Yesterday, we continued our review of the money … [Read more...]